Free games thread

[Grimlakin]

Virtual City Playground®: Build Your Metropolis on Steam

Relaxing city builder where you grow a vibrant metropolis, produce goods, manage transit and build iconic landmarks at your own pace.

store.steampowered.com

Ooo that one seems like an itch scratcher.

 

[Ditchinit]

Virtual City Playground®: Build Your Metropolis on Steam

Relaxing city builder where you grow a vibrant metropolis, produce goods, manage transit and build iconic landmarks at your own pace.

store.steampowered.com

Similarly related, OpenTTD on GoG handles the transportation aspect of city building.

 

[Ditchinit]

Endless Sky on GoG ... to scratch that 2D space combat itch. Oh yeah, also included are commodity trading, fleet building, main story and side quests, and more ...

One of the nice things about GoG is that you can search their database for Free Games (e.g., while filtering out DLC and sorting by ranking) and come up with a list.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Darkenstein 3D on Steam

A retro shooter inspired by classics like Wolfenstein and Doom. Think of it as a tribute, a love letter to the games that defined a generation, with a few modern touches of my own. It’s tough, fast, and demands skill, just the way those old-school shooters did.

store.steampowered.com

Boggles my mind on two fronts.

First, MICROPROSE IS BACK!

Second, how on Good God's earth do they make this available for free (forever!) and only hope to make some money from the sale of the soundtrack???

My guess is, they want to avoid being sued by Bethesda for similarity to Wolfenstein games.